BIPF, the social arm of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA), laid the foundation stone for Industrial Training Centre (ITC) for skill and development in the Sukinda Valley, home to the bulk of country´s chrome ore reserve, in the Jajpur district of Odisha.

The steel & mines department of Odisha government cleared a checklist, which has to be observed by the allocatees of coal blocks in the state. According to the checklist, the allocatees must furnish status of their end-use plants linked to coal blocks. Companies whose coal blocks are at an advanced stages having either been granted prospecting licenses (PL) or mining leases (ML). These companies must com